Central Node for UCR Foray in Smith County, Tennessee—15–25 June 2015
A fledgling Eastern Kingbird photographed during the Smith County Foray 23 June 2015; photo Stephen J. Stedman

 

An Upper Cumberland Region Foray was conducted in Smith County 15–25 June 2015, the first event of its kind to be conducted in this county.

    The name of the sole participant in this foray and his initials, as used in other pages related to this foray, follow:

    The general protocol for conducting a foray in the UCR may be consulted at a page accessible via the following link:

    A map (Figure 1) showing major roadways and watercourses in Smith County is accessible via the following link:

    A link to a map (Figure 2) of Smith County, showing the location of the USGS quadrangles that coincide with it, is available via the link below:

    Links to various information related to the 2015 UCR Foray in Smith County are available below:

 

Table 1. Species (101) detected during Smith County Foray—15–25 June 2015—and species (83) detected in that county during the 1985–1991 Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) Project (Nicholson 1997). To view maps of results for species detected during the foray, click on their alpha codes, if underlined.

Color Coding of Species Names:

Breeding Categories and Codes:

Alpha Code (See Tables with Raw Data) Total Blocks where Recorded (of 37 Possible) Total Individuals Recorded during Day or Night "Counting Period" Highest Breeding Category and Code Detected during Foray Detected during TN BBA Project
   
Canada Goose CAGO 2 12 POS–X X
Wood Duck WODU 2 5 POS–X X
Mallard MALL 1 3 POS–X  
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 9 17 POS–X X
Wild Turkey WITU 14 30 CON–FL  
Rock Pigeon ROPI 7 19 POS–X X
Eurasian Collared-Dove ECDO 2 5 POS–X  
Mourning Dove MODO 36 238 POS–X X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 15 20 POS–X X
Common Nighthawk * CONI 1 1 POS–X X
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 3 3 POS–X X
Chimney Swift CHSW 19 29 POS–X X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 7 10 POS–X X
Killdeer KILL 19 34 POS–X X
Double-crested Cormorant DCCO 1 1 Transient  
Great Blue Heron GTBH 12 30 POS–X X
Green Heron GRHE 5 8 POS–X X
Black Vulture BLVU 17 116 POS–X X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 25 67 POS–X X
Osprey OSPR 2 2 CON–NY  
Cooper's Hawk COHA 2 2 POS–X X
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 3 3 POS–X X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 11 15 CON–FL X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 19 24 CON–FL X
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 1 1 POS–X X
Great Horned Owl * GHOW 1 2 POS–X X
Barred Owl * BDOW 2 2 POS–X  
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 5 5 POS–X X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 12 14 POS–X X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 26 50 POS–X X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 16 24 POS–X X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 6 6 POS–X X
Northern Flicker NOFL 8 9 POS–X X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 6 9 POS–X X
American Kestrel AMKE 15 26 POS–X X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 22 33 POS–X X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 36 134 CON–FL X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 33 97 POS–X X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 21 74 POS–X X
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 34 91 POS–X X
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH 1 2 CON–FL X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 35 350 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 27 63 POS–X X
Warbling Vireo WAVI 14 15 POS–X X
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 32 319 POS–X X
Blue Jay BLJA 35 153 POS–X X
American Crow AMCR 37 285 CON–FL X
Purple Martin PUMA 22 192 CON–ON X
Tree Swallow TRES 16 37 CON–FL  
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 12 27 CON–FL X
Cliff Swallow CLSW 15 127 CON–FL X
Barn Swallow BARS 33 220 POS–X X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 36 155 CON–BG X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 37 225 POS–X X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 11 18 POS–X X
House Wren HOWR 2 5 POS–X  
Carolina Wren CARW 33 154 POS–X X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 33 130 POS–X X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 31 69 CON–FL X
Wood Thrush WOTH 30 123 POS–X X
American Robin AMRO 32 178 CON–FY X
Gray Catbird GRCA 24 40 POS–X X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 27 53 POS–X X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 37 237 CON–FL X
European Starling EUST 32 728 CON–NY X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 2 2 POS–X X
House Sparrow HOSP 26 86 POS–X X
House Finch HOFI 6 11 POS–X  
American Goldfinch AMGO 33 95 POS–X X
Eastern Towhee EATO 35 344 POS–X X
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 36 181 POS–X X
Field Sparrow FISP 36 387 POS–X X
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 8 13 POS–X X
Song Sparrow SOSP 32 144 CON–FY X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 35 178 POS–X X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 29 101 POS–X X
Orchard Oriole OROR 37 164 POS–X X
Baltimore Oriole BAOR -- -- -- X
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 32 152 CON–FL X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 33 92 POS–X X
Common Grackle COGR 30 342 CON–FL X
Ovenbird OVEN 4 6 POS–X  
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA 3 5 POS–X  
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 18 33 POS–X  
Blue-winged Warbler BWWA 11 30 POS–X  
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW 1 1 POS–X  
Prothonotary Warbler PROW 4 4 POS–X X
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 28 132 POS–X X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 36 317 POS–X X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 14 25 POS–X  
American Redstart
 AMRE 1 2 POS–X  
Cerulean Warbler CERW 6 11 POS–X  
Northern Parula NOPA 33 149 POS–X X
Yellow Warbler YWAR 5 10 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 8 14 POS–X  
Prairie Warbler PRAW 25 106 POS–X X
Summer Tanager SUTA 32 89 POS–X X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 23 41 POS–X X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 37 449 POS–X X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 34 116 POS–X X
Indigo Bunting INBU 37 725 CON–CN X
Dickcissel DICK 3 5 POS–X  
           
Total Individuals     9738    
         
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort     65:30    
         
    Possible Breeding Species       80  
    Probable Breeding Species       0  
    Confirmed Breeding Species       20  
         
Total Breeding Species       100 83
           
Total Transient Species       1 0
           
Total Species       101 83

* Numerical data reflect results from 7 night counting periods.

 

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